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1958<\/h3>\n
\"(L<\/a>

(L to R) Sandy Ferguson Boyd<\/strong> and Leslie Davis Storr<\/strong> (right) took a spring trip earlier this year to the Ritz Carlton in Rancho Mirage, California.<\/p><\/div>\n

1971<\/h3>\n

Kat Bradley-Bennett<\/strong> was the recipient of the Mountain and Plains Adult Education Association\u2019s 2015 Award of Excellence for Colorado. The award was presented at the group\u2019s conference in association with the Commission on Adult Basic Education and the Colorado Adult Education Professional Association. Mountain and Plains Adult Education Association is a coalition of nine western states that promotes education and life-long learning. Kat received her bachelor\u2019s in music from CC and her master\u2019s in adult education and training from Colorado State University in 2014. She lives in Longmont, Colorado.<\/p>\n

\"Rob

Rob Redwine<\/strong> (right) reported that he was \u201cspending his first Social Security check\u201d by summiting El Misti volcano in Peru in October 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n

1977<\/h3>\n

Lisa S. Thomason<\/strong> was elected president of the Colorado Chapter of the Division for Early Childhood in August 2014. She earned her master\u2019s degree in education from Colorado State University in 2008 and her board certification as a behavior analyst (BCBA) from the University of Colorado at Denver in 2013. She lives with her family near Ridgway, Colorado, where she is prevention programs manager for Voyager Youth Program, contracts for Firefly Autism, and consults for Early Intervention Colorado.<\/p>\n

1978<\/h3>\n
\"Alan

Alan Prendergast ’78<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Alan Prendergast<\/strong> was awarded the 2015 Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Writing Award by Ball State University. His article, \u201cBloody Ludlow,\u201d which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the worst labor conflict in American history, was the cover story in the April 14, 2014 issue of Westword, a Denver newspaper. Alan has taught courses for the journalism minor at CC for more than a decade, with recent courses alternating between Magazine Writing and Literary Journalism.<\/p>\n

1979<\/h3>\n

Michael J. Crossey, M.D.<\/strong>, has been appointed chief medical officer for TriCore Reference Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is responsible for the medical oversight of TriCore\u2019s operations, and plays a key role in the initiative to provide health care professionals with easier and timelier access to laboratory information. He has been with TriCore since its inception in 1998. Designed as a not-for-profit laboratory services corporation, TriCore is the largest independent laboratory in the Southwest.<\/p>\n

1980<\/h3>\n

Three alumni from different eras met up at a hockey game in October in Boston. Patrick Barr \u201980<\/strong>, his son Sean \u201916<\/strong>, and Charles Crevo \u201959<\/strong> watched Colorado College play Boston College. Charles, who is 82 years old, played football at CC. Sean\u2019s best friend is Charlie\u2019s grandson.<\/p>\n

Louie J. Barton<\/strong> was chosen as Teacher of the Year at Mount Pleasant High School in Mount Pleasant, Texas.<\/p>\n

\"Monika

Monika Reis ’80<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Monika Reis<\/strong> of Montpelier, Vermont, completed all requirements in the course of study and was awarded a certificate as an archetypal pattern analyst. Her work was published in the Fall 2014 edition of The Assisi Institute Journal. The article, \u201cOnce Both In and Out of Time: Language, Storytelling, and Transformation,\u201d can be read and downloaded at digitalcommons.providence.edu\/assisi_journal\/<\/p>\n

Monika has lived in Montpelier the past 18 years.<\/p>\n

1983<\/h3>\n

Chris<\/strong> and Debbie Jones<\/strong> have moved to Sedona, Arizona. The Joneses report that Chris is using his anthropology degree to conduct vortex tours, and Debbie is using her psychology\/education degree to make beaded jewelry.<\/p>\n

\"Velva

Velva Price ’83<\/p><\/div>\n

Velva Price<\/strong> was sworn in as district clerk of Travis County, Texas, on Jan. 2. Velva is the first African American to hold that office. After graduating from CC, she moved to Austin, Texas, and attended the University of Texas School of Law on a full-tuition scholarship. In addition to being the first African American woman to serve as president of the Austin Bar Association, she also served as president of the Austin Black Lawyers Association and Travis County Women\u2019s Lawyers Association and chaired the Travis County Civil Service Commission for Sheriff Office Employees. In her new position, she oversees more than 100 employees and has oversight for all court proceedings on cases heard in the district court, including criminal, civil, and family\/domestic relation cases. Her office also is responsible for jury empaneling and passports.<\/p>\n

1986<\/h3>\n
\"From

From left to right: Manuel Mestas \u201986, Julie James Ott \u201987, Kara Taber \u201985, Mike Taber \u201986, Jeff Moline \u201986, Kristin Groth \u201986, Lisa Korte \u201987, McDonough, Kathy Purfield-Wollert \u201985,<\/strong> and Xavier Wong \u201985<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Kevin McDonough<\/strong> hosted a mini-reunion at his home in Thornton, Colorado.<\/p>\n

1990<\/h3>\n

Vicki Lovato<\/strong> was recently included in 5280 magazine\u2019s list of Denver\u2019s best health-care attorneys. Vicki is a partner at Silver & DeBoskey, P.C., in Denver, where her practice emphasizes representation of licensed professionals in administrative, disciplinary, and health care matters. The magazine\u2019s 2015 Top Lawyers edition identifies Denver\u2019s most accomplished attorneys through a rigorous peer review and independent research process.<\/p>\n

1994<\/h3>\n

Chris Bryan<\/strong> has left the health-care industry after 20 years to serve as executive director of EducationFirst.org, a nonprofit group he started with fellow Colorado College alumni after graduation. Serving seven U.S. cities, the organization provides college scholarships to low-income youth who see higher education as a way out of generational poverty. Nominated for the Livesay Award for Social Change, Chris matches companies and individuals who want to sponsor students who are often the first in their families to go to college. EducationFirst.org has provided more than $700,000 in scholarship awards to nearly 200 low-income youth across five states.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt all started in 1995 at a Colorado cabin with butcher paper and pens,\u201d Chris says.<\/p>\n

2004<\/h3>\n

Friends from the class of 2004 (above) try to gather for a \u201cblock break reunion\u201d every 18 months. Those who made it to a reunion in January near Salida, Colorado, are, from left to right:<\/p>\n

\"Back<\/a>

Back row: Omar Bou-Matar, Patrick Picard, John Glinsman, Carol Johnson<\/strong>, and Sarah Wolfskehl<\/strong>; front row, including kids: Meg Patton Picard<\/strong> holding son Nolan, Hannah Rider Bou-Matar<\/strong> holding son Owen, Amanda Bissell<\/strong> holding daughter Nora, and Kris Johnson<\/strong> holding daughters Sage and Grace.<\/p><\/div>\n

2008<\/h3>\n

Garrett Adams<\/strong> has worked in commercial fishing in Portland, Maine, while earning his master\u2019s in business from the University of Southern Maine. He has had various careers including commercial real estate and business brokerage, and now works at a regional distribution company in business intelligence analysis. He married Anne Brooks in December 2014, in Portland. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 2007 and holds a master\u2019s in early childhood development from Wheelock College.<\/p>\n

2012<\/h3>\n

Friends from the class of 2012 (plus a few extra) gathered in San Francisco\u2019s Dolores Park in April.<\/p>\n

\"From<\/a>

From left to right: Daniel Fuwa, Nicole Santilli, Malia Vitousek, Aaron Patterson, Tess Mitzner \u201913, Bobby Mora, Sam Landsman, Sam Stewart<\/strong>, Greg Newman (friend), Anna Serra, David Pellett, Erika Leon<\/strong>, and Meghann Maurer<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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